Electorate details

Curtin, Western Australia

Speeches

Biography

Elected to the House of Representatives for Curtin, Western Australia, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016.

Ministerial appointments

Minister for Ageing from 7.10.03 to 27.1.06.

Minister for Education, Science and Training from 27.1.06 to 3.12.07.

Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues from 27.1.06 to 3.12.07.

Minister for Foreign Affairs from 18.9.13.

Committee service

House of Representatives Standing: Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 8.12.98 to 6.11.03; Privileges (nominee of the Leader of the House) from 6.2.01 to 8.10.01; Economics from 25.9.08 to 25.2.09.

Joint Statutory: Corporations and Securities from 9.12.98 to 11.2.02.

Joint Standing: Treaties from 20.3.02 (Chair from 21.3.02) to 4.11.03; Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 10.3.09 to 5.8.13.

Joint Select: Republic Referendum from 2.6.99 to 9.8.99.

Parliamentary party positions

Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 6.12.07 to 18.9.13. Shadow Minister for Employment, Business and Workplace Relations from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08; Shadow Treasurer from 22.9.08 to 16.2.09; Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs from 16.2.09 to 18.9.13; Shadow Minister for Trade from 14.9.10 to 18.9.13.

Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party from 29.11.07.